Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

An impenetrable smile grows across SCORPIUS’s face.
SCORPIUS: Albus!
ALBUS: That was close! Did you see that Merman? The guy with the — and then the thing with
the — whoa!
SCORPIUS: It’s you.
ALBUS: It was weird though — I thought I saw Cedric start to expand — but then he sort of
started shrinking again — and I looked at you and you had your wand out . . .
SCORPIUS: You have no idea how good it is to see you again.
ALBUS: You just saw me two minutes ago.
SCORPIUS hugs ALBUS in the water, a difficult task.
SCORPIUS: A lot has happened since then.
ALBUS: Careful. You’re drowning me. What are you wearing?
SCORPIUS: What am I wearing? (He pulls off his cloak.) What are you wearing? Yes! You’re in
Slytherin.
ALBUS: Did it work? Did we do anything?
SCORPIUS: No. And it’s brilliant.
ALBUS looks at him — disbelieving.
ALBUS: What? We failed.
SCORPIUS: Yes. YES. AND IT’S AMAZING.
He splashes hard in the water. ALBUS pulls himself out to the bank.
ALBUS: Scorpius. Have you been eating too many sweets again?
SCORPIUS: There you go, you see — all dry humor and Albus-y. I love it!
ALBUS: Now I’m starting to get worried . . .
HARRY enters and sprints to the side of the water. Followed quickly by DRACO, GINNY, and
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL.
HARRY: Albus. Albus. Are you okay?